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some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee john brennan the president's cia pick. still looking at his 25 years at the spy agency some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama, listen to what i'm about to say. >> reporter: a small group protested the choice monday saying brennan is linked to controversial interrogation techniques including waterboarding during the george w. bush administration. the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhance and interrogation techniques. >> reporter: brennan is also the architect of the drone program credited with killing al qaeda operatives but it's unpopular overseas especially in pakistan where drones have targeted terrorists living in the country. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> switching gears at 4:38.
some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee john brennan the president's cia pick. still looking at his 25 years at the spy agency some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama, listen to what i'm about...
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the next criticism of chuck hagel is that he won't support israel enough. he has referred to a jewish lobby in washington. but today the anti-defamation league said that it would support him. still the issue reportedly does have the white house concern, and according to cnn the white house has reached out to jewish groups for their support. and then on gay rights. hagel called james hormel aggressively gay. he has renounced those words, but now a future senator who is obviously a leading advocate he told the "boston globe," quote . . . >> jennifer: so joining me now to discuss all of the president's cabinet appoints is michael o'hanlon of the brookings institute. welcome back inside "the war room." really appreciate it. >> thank you governor nice to be with you. >> jennifer: great to be with you too. brookings institution is a very respected organization. do you think hague sell a good pick? >> yeah, i tend to think he is. although i will say right up front is i think tough questioning of the type that mitch mcconnell talked about is entirely appropriate fo
the next criticism of chuck hagel is that he won't support israel enough. he has referred to a jewish lobby in washington. but today the anti-defamation league said that it would support him. still the issue reportedly does have the white house concern, and according to cnn the white house has reached out to jewish groups for their support. and then on gay rights. hagel called james hormel aggressively gay. he has renounced those words, but now a future senator who is obviously a leading...
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or israel suggesting they should work with enemies diplomatically calling pro-israel groups the lobby. president obama says he's the pick. no word on when either of those confirmation processes are scheduled. >> okay, tracie, thanks so much. >>> also on capitol hill, secretary of state hillary clinton all set to return to work today following a rough month dealing with medical problems. clinton contracted a stomach virus earlier last month. she reportedly became dehydrated and then fainted hitting her head causing a concussion. during a follow-up exam, doctors found a blood clot and then admitted her to the hospital. she was released this past wednesday. clinton is now planning to leave office when a successor is approved by congress. the president has already nominated john kerry for that job. >>> later this morning we'll learn more about the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre. the preliminary hearing gets under way today against james holmes accused of killing 12 people at that movie theater in aurora last july. during the preliminary hearing, the judge will listen to 91
or israel suggesting they should work with enemies diplomatically calling pro-israel groups the lobby. president obama says he's the pick. no word on when either of those confirmation processes are scheduled. >> okay, tracie, thanks so much. >>> also on capitol hill, secretary of state hillary clinton all set to return to work today following a rough month dealing with medical problems. clinton contracted a stomach virus earlier last month. she reportedly became dehydrated and...
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the war in iraq, opposing unilateral sanctions against iran and making comments seen by some as anti-israel. gay rights advocates are also critical. 14 years ago, hagel called the u.s. ambassador nominee openly aggressively game he has since apologized. >> dangerous to roll the dice on this issue at a critical time where don't ask, don't tell needs to be implemented fully. >> reporter: hagel supporters are describe the vietnam veteran as uniquely qualified during a time of transition at the pentagon. he would oversee the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan and implement some of the deepest cuts in defense spending in years. >> i think chuck will bring some interesting and creative thoughts to a defense establishment which tends to be rather structured. >> reporter: president obama also nominated his counterterrorism adviser, john brennan, to serve as cia director. john brennan was considered for cia director back in 2008 but he withdrew his name when questions came up about whether he had supported controversial interrogation techniques under the bush administration. in washington, i'm da
the war in iraq, opposing unilateral sanctions against iran and making comments seen by some as anti-israel. gay rights advocates are also critical. 14 years ago, hagel called the u.s. ambassador nominee openly aggressively game he has since apologized. >> dangerous to roll the dice on this issue at a critical time where don't ask, don't tell needs to be implemented fully. >> reporter: hagel supporters are describe the vietnam veteran as uniquely qualified during a time of...
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this nation stands behind the state of israel. behind its defense comment behind its right to exist. chuck hagel believes in that. i believe he will do everything in his power to ensure that. >> a group of u.s. banks agreed to pay more than $19 billion to settle complaints stemming from the 2008 mortgage crisis. the group includes bank of america, which agreed to a separate settlement. alan fisher has this report. >> the crash in the u.s. housing market was one of the key factors in a global financial meltdown. banks warning people would not be able to pay their mortgage began to foreclose. banks are now admitting they mishandled the process by skipping steps. they also -- rarely offered people the chance to change the terms of their loan. they will have to pay $8.5 billion in compensation. they have been ordered by regulators to carry out a review of all the foreclosures in 2011. people who were on the wrong end of the bank's decision could receive anything from $1,000 to $125,000. 3.8 million people have been affected. critics s
this nation stands behind the state of israel. behind its defense comment behind its right to exist. chuck hagel believes in that. i believe he will do everything in his power to ensure that. >> a group of u.s. banks agreed to pay more than $19 billion to settle complaints stemming from the 2008 mortgage crisis. the group includes bank of america, which agreed to a separate settlement. alan fisher has this report. >> the crash in the u.s. housing market was one of the key factors in...
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some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee, john brennan, the president's pick to head the cia. still, looking at his 25 years at the spy agency, some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama -- >> reporter: a small group protested the brennan choice monday saying he's linked to techniques including water boarding during the bush administration. the white house disputes that. >> mr. brennan wrote a letter in which he made clear he opposed so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. >> reporter: he's also linked to the drone program. credited with killing al qaeda operatives. it's unpopular overseas especially in pakistan, drones have targeted terrorists living in the country. now the president is also reportedly close to tapping jack lu, the white house chief of staff, to be the next treasury secretary replacing
some of hagel's former senate colleagues call him hostile toward israel and soft on iran. >> i'm waiting for an explanation. i want him to make the case as to why he should be the secretary of defense. >> reporter: confirmation hearings here on capitol hill are expected to be easier for another nominee, john brennan, the president's pick to head the cia. still, looking at his 25 years at the spy agency, some object to the brennan pick. >> if you tuned in here, obama --...
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just voted overwhelmingly for israel to make its nuclear weapons program transparent and to force the country to join the nuclear nonproliferation treaty so to talk about israel's little known nuclear program how it started and why it's affecting a small town in pennsylvania i'm joined by grant smith director of the institute for research middle eastern policy and author of the book divert numac zalman shapiro in the diversion of u.s. weapons grade uranium into the israeli nuclear weapons program thank you so much for coming on thanks for having me on so you can vet investigating this case for quite a long time five years for our audience who may not be familiar what is new make and who established it new make. your brain in processing plant that was created in one nine hundred fifty nine by people with sketchy backgrounds you have corrupt d.o.j. officials kicked out you had an israeli smuggler who ten years earlier had been doing all sorts of things in the smuggling arena you also had two zero ways i in the store going to zation of america officials putting in effort to get this proc
just voted overwhelmingly for israel to make its nuclear weapons program transparent and to force the country to join the nuclear nonproliferation treaty so to talk about israel's little known nuclear program how it started and why it's affecting a small town in pennsylvania i'm joined by grant smith director of the institute for research middle eastern policy and author of the book divert numac zalman shapiro in the diversion of u.s. weapons grade uranium into the israeli nuclear weapons...
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sees which can bring palestinians together and not force them apart absolutely and talking about israel kind of changing the reality on the ground i can't help but bring up this you know this infamous snafu from the new york times i want to show you i'm sure you've seen it where they first published this article about the encroachment of settlements and they and they first labeled it palestinians set up camp in israeli occupied west bank territory and then later changed palestinians set up tents where israel plans homes i mean how is this what is going on here where we're i don't know if it's the israeli lobby or what that's really shaping the perception of how we view this conflict both as a truly unfortunate incident at the new york times where as you said they had a headline which noncontroversial terms describing situations of reality where the occupied territory the israelis occupy and in fact in the lead to that article they mention israeli occupied territory and so you know i think the problem was when they went and changed it because then it made it seem as if there was somethin
sees which can bring palestinians together and not force them apart absolutely and talking about israel kind of changing the reality on the ground i can't help but bring up this you know this infamous snafu from the new york times i want to show you i'm sure you've seen it where they first published this article about the encroachment of settlements and they and they first labeled it palestinians set up camp in israeli occupied west bank territory and then later changed palestinians set up...
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displeasure of calling out to miss rachel abrams a new on the board of the emergency committee for israel the reason i'm calling her out is her very hard line she's chosen to take against president obama's nomination for secretary of defense chuck hagel the man who could be called out for a million different things but instead has been demonized first amy made over six years ago well the organization just posted this full page ad in new york times yesterday calling into question hazels loyalty and labeling him as israel even going as far as saying it including a quote from alan dershowitz that suggests hateful quote speaks the language of the bigots of to iran wow strong language and look i'm not calling out abrams for having an opinion that she's more than entitled to but i am calling her out for blatant hypocrisy because the only reason chuck hagel is being smeared is anti israel is because he said this in two thousand and six he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean united states senator i'm not an israeli senator. true that so t
displeasure of calling out to miss rachel abrams a new on the board of the emergency committee for israel the reason i'm calling her out is her very hard line she's chosen to take against president obama's nomination for secretary of defense chuck hagel the man who could be called out for a million different things but instead has been demonized first amy made over six years ago well the organization just posted this full page ad in new york times yesterday calling into question hazels loyalty...
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calling her out for blatant hypocrisy because the only reason chuck hagel is being smeared is anti israel is because he said this in two thousand and six he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean you noted state senator i'm not an israeli senator. true that so the reason the situation here reeks of irony is because rachel abrams is one of the most hateful human beings i've come across lately when she's not smearing the names of those critical of israel she's devoting her time and energy to the hatred of palestinians share she said on her blog that we should round up quote death of worshiping innocent butchering child sacrificing savages who dipped their hands in blood and use women those who aren't strapping bombs to their own devil's spawn and send them out to meet their seventy two virgins. whoa whoa hold on no you should despicable he goes on to say palestinians are quote hiding behind their burkas and rattles like the unmanned animals they are throw them not into your prisons where they can bide until they're treated by thousands
calling her out for blatant hypocrisy because the only reason chuck hagel is being smeared is anti israel is because he said this in two thousand and six he said the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean you noted state senator i'm not an israeli senator. true that so the reason the situation here reeks of irony is because rachel abrams is one of the most hateful human beings i've come across lately when she's not smearing the names of those...
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hateful human beings i've come across lately when she's not smearing the names of those critical of israel she's devoting her time and energy to the hatred of palestinians share she said on her blog that we should round up quote death of worshipping innocent butchering child sacrificing savages who dipped their hands in blood and use women those who aren't strapping bombs to their own devil's spawn and send him out to meet their seventy two virgins whoa whoa hold on no you should despicable he goes on to say palestinians are quote hiding behind their burkas and rattles like the unmanned animals they are throw them not into your prisons where they can bide until they're treated by thousands by the thousands for another child of israel but into the sea to float their food for sharks. unmanned animals food for sharks and these are human beings we're talking about and frankly i'm speechless. look i think it's pretty obvious why rachel i hate rooms is my villain and i think i'll just leave it at that. looking for a searching or anything like that. in just a few days israeli prime minister benja
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i have stayed up with israel. senator hagel has voted successively over 12 years for $40 billion worth of assistance for the state of israel. he knows and understands the essential defense relationship which we and israel share in a very difficult part of the world. at the same time he is known for being the kind of person who can ask the difficult questions. not that he prejudges the answers, but he has been known for saying that it is not unpatriotic to raise the questions that will, in fact, be of critical importance to the country for the future. it is unpatriotic to gloss over those. in that way my sense of his support for israel for a two-state solution which provides israel with the opportunity to be both jewish and democratic, the inspirations of the state from the very beginning, those are the kinds of reasons why i believe the senate should support chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense. >> thank you, ambassador. didn't mean to interrupt. we'll have to leave it there, but thank you very much. to be
i have stayed up with israel. senator hagel has voted successively over 12 years for $40 billion worth of assistance for the state of israel. he knows and understands the essential defense relationship which we and israel share in a very difficult part of the world. at the same time he is known for being the kind of person who can ask the difficult questions. not that he prejudges the answers, but he has been known for saying that it is not unpatriotic to raise the questions that will, in fact,...
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now we are hearing from syria that israel did launch a military strike inside that country israel has not commented neither confirming nor denying these reports the syrian ambassador to lebanon did say that it was not clear when ever telling a three act would happen and that it was up to the powers that be to decide on such decisive action but he did say that it was an option and that it was and would be a surprise now the iranian foreign minister has also stated that this israeli attack has serious implications for the israeli city of tel aviv and those are indeed quite harsh warnings what we understand from syria from syria and sources is that the israelis hit a research center not far from the capital city of damascus and that at least two unsigned workers were killed there are also reports that the strike hit a convoy of weapons that was making its way from syria to lebanon and now washington reportedly was warned by israel of its intention to strike inside syria this kind of comment coming from a high ranking american official who has spoken on condition that he not being named i
now we are hearing from syria that israel did launch a military strike inside that country israel has not commented neither confirming nor denying these reports the syrian ambassador to lebanon did say that it was not clear when ever telling a three act would happen and that it was up to the powers that be to decide on such decisive action but he did say that it was an option and that it was and would be a surprise now the iranian foreign minister has also stated that this israeli attack has...
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palestine, israel. mexico, as i watch them struggling with their cultural identities and trying to maintain the identities and have the respect as the american citizens they are in this country, it got me to thinking about my family heritage and thinking about how history really does repeat itself. because i know that my people want through these same issues in the famine times when they came. and i thought to myself, why are not more of these stories being told? we need to collect these stories. i am at an age where my parents and their cousins, their siblings, they are getting close end of their life. one of the main ways i collect my information is through oral history i knew time was on the essense. there were stories that would be lost if i didn't collect these stories immediately. and that's what i embarked upon doing. >> i grew up in brooklyn, new york. my experience was landing by birth into an urban town land. my family, my mother is first generation i'm second generation. my grand mother lived
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israel has. to recalculate what they are doing in the middle east israel dealing with the middle east or dominating power all the time to build war walls around then themselves claiming that the people is hating them and they are targeting them as well has been harmed the whole region and the area around around to the are building the wall around the palestinian areas the clean that is for security but at the end that look people are seen as in forty percent of their land they build world around god then they turn into a jail the biggest prison in the world and you know we know how the rivers state the situation in gaza they are still occupying syria and they are building a wall on the occupied land so they want to keep this land and to keep themselves as a client it's not the solution that you t. building roads you need to do peace with the region you have treated better right to the people israel can't build its a future on the expense of the people of the region and that then building wars to
israel has. to recalculate what they are doing in the middle east israel dealing with the middle east or dominating power all the time to build war walls around then themselves claiming that the people is hating them and they are targeting them as well has been harmed the whole region and the area around around to the are building the wall around the palestinian areas the clean that is for security but at the end that look people are seen as in forty percent of their land they build world...
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. >>> several republican lawmakers have considered hagel's stand on israel and hamas. >> chuck hagel if confirmed for secretary he of defense would be the most antagonistic for the state of israel in history. >> he served incredibly in vietnam, served this country as the united states senator and he has not had a chance to speak for himself. >> hagel can vote and is aimed at some sanctions and he is replacing leon panetta who is stepping down. >>> secretary clinton was released and a was admitted when they followed up on a concussion she suffered in december. she will participate in events for ahmed wali karzai visit on friday. >>> lots of people as we talked about earlier are heading back, let's check in with sal on traffic, good morning sal. >>> good morning, pam, and brian and it looks good so far. we are going to be much whatting a lot later and let move on you can see the golden gate bridge is going well and just be careful as you drive to the toll plaza and they will be going across the bridge in the next half hour. also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza which is light and n
. >>> several republican lawmakers have considered hagel's stand on israel and hamas. >> chuck hagel if confirmed for secretary he of defense would be the most antagonistic for the state of israel in history. >> he served incredibly in vietnam, served this country as the united states senator and he has not had a chance to speak for himself. >> hagel can vote and is aimed at some sanctions and he is replacing leon panetta who is stepping down. >>> secretary...
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our relationship with israel is a special and historic. but it need not and cannot be at the expense of our arab and muslim relationships that is an irresponsible and dangerous false choice some saw president obama's decision to nominate chuck hagel as his message to these really hard liners we actually heard president obama say there's too much war talk going on and maybe nominating chuck hagel is his way of bringing down the tension and not not everybody here in washington likes that message but what's interesting since the beginning of the attack came. over these two months or so many of the attackers have sort of withdrawn their objections over charcoals domination some say could be because they received assurances behind closed doors that as defense secretary chuck hagel is not going to make any drastic moves to really challenge washington's foreign policy with the doxies. that was our national correspondent diane chickens. well in mali there is a growing concern over how french and local forces are handling the fight against islamic
our relationship with israel is a special and historic. but it need not and cannot be at the expense of our arab and muslim relationships that is an irresponsible and dangerous false choice some saw president obama's decision to nominate chuck hagel as his message to these really hard liners we actually heard president obama say there's too much war talk going on and maybe nominating chuck hagel is his way of bringing down the tension and not not everybody here in washington likes that message...
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i support israel. but my allegiance is not true president or party or to israel." the u.s. considers hamas a terrorist organization and will not engage directly with the group, although chuck hagel supports talks. our guest has joined us now. he's calling for more pragmatic approach in dealing with hamas. >> i think you have to put this into the context of the upcoming elections in israel. anything that looks like a stressed to israel, or makes israel look like the victim peltz benjamin netanyahu. it is not just a coincidence that the people who reject chuck hagel are the same people who support benjamin netanyahu appeared they have not learned a lesson from the presidential election where they supported mitt romney and they ended up losing. it is not just opposing or not opposing a candidate. >> how is chuck hagel's nomination being played out in israel in light of the upcoming elections two weeks away? >> it adds another and dimension mo benjamin netanyahu's clai that israel is isolated not because of its policy but because of anti-semitism, groups trying to delegitimize
i support israel. but my allegiance is not true president or party or to israel." the u.s. considers hamas a terrorist organization and will not engage directly with the group, although chuck hagel supports talks. our guest has joined us now. he's calling for more pragmatic approach in dealing with hamas. >> i think you have to put this into the context of the upcoming elections in israel. anything that looks like a stressed to israel, or makes israel look like the victim peltz...
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one of them has to do with israel he dared to publicly for years the west and israel of our countries and american interests. really interest when they can and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer yet a catered for direct negotiations with hamas he condemns the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i have always argued against some of the dumb things they do because i don't think it's in the interest of israel i just don't think it's smart for israel that's what he said needless to say his nomination for the position of defense secretary has incurred a slew of objections for the past three weeks different interest groups have been running attack ads on t.v. saying things like he's soft on iraq and he's a bad choice for the job go on like the vast majority of us politicians who keep repeating the all options are on the table mantra has allowed himself to say outright that attacking iran is a stupid idea is nominatio
one of them has to do with israel he dared to publicly for years the west and israel of our countries and american interests. really interest when they can and that's a subversive thing to say here in washington could be a career killer yet a catered for direct negotiations with hamas he condemns the power of the pro israel lobby in washington here's one of his statements to that effect the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i have always argued...
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. >> it is amazing, i came all the way from israel to meet the people and hang out and she was amazing. >> the environment, the people, everything. it is like everyone has so much energy. >> hey, you are beautiful. and i love you. >> why? because... it is definitely a lot more fun than being inside. >> so far we have had zero problems. it is a long-step process, a lot of thinking and people involved. so we think that we got rid of all of the problems that could happen. they are doing it, and we are doing it and everybody is doing the best that they can. >> it is a wonderful out reach >> come. >> it is beautiful. ♪
. >> it is amazing, i came all the way from israel to meet the people and hang out and she was amazing. >> the environment, the people, everything. it is like everyone has so much energy. >> hey, you are beautiful. and i love you. >> why? because... it is definitely a lot more fun than being inside. >> so far we have had zero problems. it is a long-step process, a lot of thinking and people involved. so we think that we got rid of all of the problems that could...
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reporting from israel. egypt oppositions send a clear message to the president they want to see mohamed morsy part urgent all after almost a week of deadly unrest as meanwhile for into the e.u. to discuss partnership deals on a visit shortened by chaos at home that's in a few minutes. also ahead four year opened to detention the team but also with shutting down guantanamo bay gets the axe. while a probe into cia secret prisons around the world gets a little. human rights groups and independent activists are raising the alarm over the rising number of atrocities allegedly committed by the mali an army as well as a french military assisting it government forces like use of multiple executions without trial or due process while reports fine merging of french air strikes that have resulted in civilian deaths perez a launches combat mission in mali almost three weeks ago under the banner of merging out islamic insurgency and the north west african state revenues to international consultant former deputy speaker
reporting from israel. egypt oppositions send a clear message to the president they want to see mohamed morsy part urgent all after almost a week of deadly unrest as meanwhile for into the e.u. to discuss partnership deals on a visit shortened by chaos at home that's in a few minutes. also ahead four year opened to detention the team but also with shutting down guantanamo bay gets the axe. while a probe into cia secret prisons around the world gets a little. human rights groups and independent...
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altie reporting from israel. and coming up this hour deep rooted divisions on an island marks the anniversary of so-called bloody sunday which sparked national attention still acco and today this and more after a short break. the first baby steps are joy. folds and bones are not a big deal. but they can cause terrible trauma. for children can be broken by bare touch. and only the will of life can make old pain i'm sores way. fragile people on r.t. . you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here sees some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't. charge is a big. welcome back you're watching aren't you live from moscow and the u.s. has reassigned to these special envoy tasked with working on the closure of the guantanamo bay prison the replacement for daniel frey has been named increasing fears among critics that the the tory years jail could remain open indefinitely for you was assigned to deal with the re
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takes a closer look at israel's fencing off policy. if you were allowed to invest your money into israel's construction companies those supplying materials for defensive walls you would have probably made a hefty profit government decision suggests they will never run out of business and . we intend to erect a fence along the golan heights we know that on the other side of our border with syria today the syrian army has moved away and in its place global jihad forces have moved in therefore we will defend this border against both infiltration and terrorism. that would make a third defensive wall in less than twenty years along with the one in jerusalem and on the border with egypt barriers with lebanon and jordan are also being discussed all have the same just difficult security reasons israel built a concrete wall in the west bank more than a decade ago to protect itself from palestinian terrorism years on not only it is still dividing the land and the people but the opinions as well supporters of the defensive barrier pointed to a de
takes a closer look at israel's fencing off policy. if you were allowed to invest your money into israel's construction companies those supplying materials for defensive walls you would have probably made a hefty profit government decision suggests they will never run out of business and . we intend to erect a fence along the golan heights we know that on the other side of our border with syria today the syrian army has moved away and in its place global jihad forces have moved in therefore we...
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but israel says the president snubbing the u.n. human rights watchdog while fencing off even more from its closest neighbors. and the u.s. office working to close guantanamo bay prison is disbanded become some of the nine eleven trial at the bases military tribunals and while the defense lawyers demand transparency on the cia's secret jails the probe into one of them based in poland drags on. it's three pm here in moscow seven am in washington you're watching r t with me and he said now our top story this hour the u.s. senate has overwhelmingly approved president obama's nomination of john kerry as the next secretary of state the sixty nine year old democrat will succeed hellary clinton taking over washington's diplomacy amid deepening turmoil in the mideast raging conflicts in africa and complicated relations with russia are jews going to can look said kerry's past foreign policy decisions and what it might signal about the future. the evolution of john kerry's views has been quite remarkable so remarkable that it's hard to pin wh
but israel says the president snubbing the u.n. human rights watchdog while fencing off even more from its closest neighbors. and the u.s. office working to close guantanamo bay prison is disbanded become some of the nine eleven trial at the bases military tribunals and while the defense lawyers demand transparency on the cia's secret jails the probe into one of them based in poland drags on. it's three pm here in moscow seven am in washington you're watching r t with me and he said now our top...
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now we are hearing from syria that israel did launch a military strike inside that country israel has not commented neither confirming nor denying these reports the syrian ambassador to lebanon did say that it was not clear when ever tell you would happen and that it was up to the powers that be to decide on such decisive action but he did say that it was an option and that it was and would be a surprise now the iranian foreign minister has also stated that this israeli attack has serious implications for the israeli city of tel aviv and those are indeed quite harsh warnings what we understand from syria from syria and sources is that the israelis hit a research center not far from the capital city of damascus and that at least two unsigned workers were killed there are also reports that the strike hit a convoy of weapons that was making its way from syria to lebanon now washington reportedly was warned by israel obvious intention to strike inside syria this kind of comment coming from a high ranking american official who has spoken on condition that he not be named it is important to
now we are hearing from syria that israel did launch a military strike inside that country israel has not commented neither confirming nor denying these reports the syrian ambassador to lebanon did say that it was not clear when ever tell you would happen and that it was up to the powers that be to decide on such decisive action but he did say that it was an option and that it was and would be a surprise now the iranian foreign minister has also stated that this israeli attack has serious...
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without being criticized for it what does that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. sliding down a slippery slope into the economic abyss the eurozone new unemployment high then with spaniards again the worst affected we talk about that of the bit later in the program. staying in europe for the next story to one in every three pounds in taxes raised in britain is now being spent on welfare and i was put together by a government department and a grim picture for a coalition probably yourself or reining in runaway bills more than on this from our london correspondent joining us live laura why the parliament is debating right now is no measures to try to bring welfare cost on the control of the internal of the proposing that's right they are trying to bring this this wildly out of control welfare bill under control and what they're proposing is a one percent cap on the rise in benefits traditionally in this country benefits have risen in line with inflation inflation of course always much less much more than one percent so they're proposing a cap minister say that the c
without being criticized for it what does that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. sliding down a slippery slope into the economic abyss the eurozone new unemployment high then with spaniards again the worst affected we talk about that of the bit later in the program. staying in europe for the next story to one in every three pounds in taxes raised in britain is now being spent on welfare and i was put together by a government department and a grim picture for a coalition probably...
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israel from the palestinians while it's also of course building settlements in the area how do you see that situation develop if you think there could be any compromise over this very contentious issue you know you see that you see what how the artist collating even the building the settlements in the west bank and the building when it in a way that to control the palestinian people and this is leading it and pushing it for the explosion we witness in the settlers is attacking the palestinians every day and many villages this is north of the jordan valley is evacuated now by now by the israeli. attack on the people in the south of. this attacking the people in the middle areas so they are russian war on the palestinian people and they want the world to to bring peace to them stealing the people's land looking them in. their life is not going to bring peace in any way must realize that their years change and they must they must understand this change the need for them to conciliate with the people deal with the people i don't we don't consider yourself as part of your job or you want to
israel from the palestinians while it's also of course building settlements in the area how do you see that situation develop if you think there could be any compromise over this very contentious issue you know you see that you see what how the artist collating even the building the settlements in the west bank and the building when it in a way that to control the palestinian people and this is leading it and pushing it for the explosion we witness in the settlers is attacking the palestinians...
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and we the district court is the second tier of courts in israel there is the magistrate courts the district court in the supreme court and. we presented our evidence we had four international eyewitness eyewitnesses to rachel scowling who her her friends who were with her that day that came to testify and then of course the state of israel brought military where witnesses that we had twenty three witnesses testify over fifteen different court dates so we we had a good window into this some of what happened when rachel was killed but when the decision came down the judge stated that what happened to rachel was an act of war and as such the israeli military could not be held responsible for what happened to rachel he went on to say also that he believed that the people in the bulldozer did not see rachel but he failed to reconcile all of the inconsistency is in the testimony that we heard even between the two people that were in the bulldozer. was that injured that harmed rachel and. he it appeared to us from the reading of it it was just about as bad a verdict this as it could be an
and we the district court is the second tier of courts in israel there is the magistrate courts the district court in the supreme court and. we presented our evidence we had four international eyewitness eyewitnesses to rachel scowling who her her friends who were with her that day that came to testify and then of course the state of israel brought military where witnesses that we had twenty three witnesses testify over fifteen different court dates so we we had a good window into this some of...
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israel has to really to recalculate what they are doing in the middle east israel dealing with the middle east as a dominating power and they try all the time to build walls around them themselves claiming that the people is hating them and they are targeting them israel has been harmed the whole region region and the area around around israel they are building the wall around the palestinian areas the clean that is for security but it looked people are seen as in forty percent of the land they built around gaza and they turn goes into a jail the biggest prison in the world and you know we know how the diversity of the situation in gaza they are still syria and they are building a wall on the occupied land so they want to keep this london to keep themselves as it is it's not a solution that you keep building walls you need to do peace with the region you have to write to the people israel can't build its future on the expense of the people of the region and that then building walls to protect the to protect themselves is not going to protect israelis people's rights and they will keep cla
israel has to really to recalculate what they are doing in the middle east israel dealing with the middle east as a dominating power and they try all the time to build walls around them themselves claiming that the people is hating them and they are targeting them israel has been harmed the whole region region and the area around around israel they are building the wall around the palestinian areas the clean that is for security but it looked people are seen as in forty percent of the land they...
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or being ok with the policies that israel has developed to use force coercively whenever wherever it wants along its borders or with its within its own population palestinian population under its control when the problem is the united states that. that and so this is the contradiction he was back at the same time it calls for democracy in all those countries and so that's what rings hollow i think for many arab and muslim populations is that it's not a real call for the night by the united states for democratization what the united states is just trying to do is so chaos and civil war like we're doing in syria we're not really trying to get democratization in syria or political participation in syria it's selling chaos and destruction i think that's how many people see it and that's how it is unfolding what do you think israel is going to do next what is their strategy with regards to iran i think they have you know more or less come to the position that if you rod is going to be struck it's the united states that's going to need to do it and so i fully anticipate over the next next
or being ok with the policies that israel has developed to use force coercively whenever wherever it wants along its borders or with its within its own population palestinian population under its control when the problem is the united states that. that and so this is the contradiction he was back at the same time it calls for democracy in all those countries and so that's what rings hollow i think for many arab and muslim populations is that it's not a real call for the night by the united...
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back in his country israel has boycotted a u.n. reveal of its human rights practices becoming the first country to make such a move it claims the organization is biased against it and the feeling of isolation is growing in tel aviv not only when it comes to international policies but the country planning to build more defensive walls on territory considers its own as artie's alessio sheer scale reports. if you were allowed to invest your money into israel's construction companies those supplying materials for defensive walls you would have probably made. i have to profit government decision suggests they will never run out of business and. we intend to erect a fence along the golan heights we know that on the other side of our border with syria today the syrian army has moved away and in its place global jihad forces have moved in therefore we will defend this border against both infiltration and terrorism. that would make a third defensive wall in less than twenty years along with the one in jerusalem and on the border with egypt
back in his country israel has boycotted a u.n. reveal of its human rights practices becoming the first country to make such a move it claims the organization is biased against it and the feeling of isolation is growing in tel aviv not only when it comes to international policies but the country planning to build more defensive walls on territory considers its own as artie's alessio sheer scale reports. if you were allowed to invest your money into israel's construction companies those...
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israel building a great wall of its eye coming up with the song as a u.n. so on its human rights policies made plans just build barriers to escape it's tough to break. the so. do we speak your language as anybody will or not be in. the music programs and documentaries in spanish more matters to you breaking news a little too much of angola's kid stories. are you here. to try out the spanish find out more visit actuality r t dot com. mission and free accreditation three times for charges free. range month free. free. to tide free. download free broadcast quality video for your media projects free media oh god r t dot com. i. you're watching r t. hopes of a timely closure of guantanamo bay have dimmed for them with the man tasked with resettling inmates and shutting down the u.s. detention center in cuba now turns fade away the white house has not safe on assigned a replacement daniel fried was picked for the job in two thousand and nine by president obama who had vowed to shut down the notorious prison friday work to to convince other nations to take one tun
israel building a great wall of its eye coming up with the song as a u.n. so on its human rights policies made plans just build barriers to escape it's tough to break. the so. do we speak your language as anybody will or not be in. the music programs and documentaries in spanish more matters to you breaking news a little too much of angola's kid stories. are you here. to try out the spanish find out more visit actuality r t dot com. mission and free accreditation three times for charges free....
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without being criticized for what this that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. barack obama's choices for the two main security poses specially john brennan get the abbey mileage and treatment in today's breaking the set at three thirty pm she g.m.t. . the white house counterterrorism policy has gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one cut you phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror tuesday on how to assassinate around the world this is the number one advisor overseeing the drone king's kill list john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for godsake and this is the guy who is ushering this country to the next phase of the war on terror. mocking the halfway point of its term in office the u.k. is ruling coalition has touted a list of his achievements also served up with one hundred and eighty reform promises mostly minor but others threatening more i'll share a team for his reports on the midterm review. prime minister david cameron and the deputy leader of the kurdi
without being criticized for what this that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. barack obama's choices for the two main security poses specially john brennan get the abbey mileage and treatment in today's breaking the set at three thirty pm she g.m.t. . the white house counterterrorism policy has gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one cut you phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror tuesday on...
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altie reporting from israel. that's the news and this coming up it's katie with all the latest business off the shelf. here the reindeer isn't everything for the herders. and when it suffers. people do their best to help.
altie reporting from israel. that's the news and this coming up it's katie with all the latest business off the shelf. here the reindeer isn't everything for the herders. and when it suffers. people do their best to help.
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being forced to israel and palestine when the second intifada started and that resolution was vetoed i'm told by the united states by israel and at that point activists around the world decided to form this movement to bring internationals to the area to stand in solidarity with palestinians and there were only two requirements for being a part of i assume one needed to believe in the principles of freedom and equality for the palestinian people and only nonviolent forms of resistance in challenging israeli occupation that had been going on for so long. and craig you guys decided to take on the israeli government two thousand and five why did this take so long i mean you guys just got a verdict last year well of course it started. right at a rate was killed when we through diplomatic channels to find some sort of answer and actually president bush was promised a thorough credible and transparent investigation by the israelis the prime minister sharon promising that the day after it was killed but in two thousand and four we heard in writing that. of course they had done some sort of
being forced to israel and palestine when the second intifada started and that resolution was vetoed i'm told by the united states by israel and at that point activists around the world decided to form this movement to bring internationals to the area to stand in solidarity with palestinians and there were only two requirements for being a part of i assume one needed to believe in the principles of freedom and equality for the palestinian people and only nonviolent forms of resistance in...
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said you would suggest interaction and iran by the united states because if it threatens to attack israel so by your standard the united states should pursue it but if i were on a roll surely your standard we should pursue those in gaza military militarily well that's well that's a big lie iran has threatened no one iran hasn't attacked another country in two or three centuries in case you don't know your heroes ok you're right it's a good profile and you have i think you should read more and write less gentlemen let's change gears here michael what about drones how does this you know the west looks intensely violent in that part of the world and the legality of it is very unclear talk about drones do you you mean the middle east afghanistan what precisely talk about pakistan. well you know pakistan and i think this is the most troubled and troubling region in the entire world actually for even more so than iran because you have a government in the country in that spill is meant to be allied to the west but of course is playing a game has a nuclear bomb drones are killing innocent people
said you would suggest interaction and iran by the united states because if it threatens to attack israel so by your standard the united states should pursue it but if i were on a roll surely your standard we should pursue those in gaza military militarily well that's well that's a big lie iran has threatened no one iran hasn't attacked another country in two or three centuries in case you don't know your heroes ok you're right it's a good profile and you have i think you should read more and...
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without being criticized for what this that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. that i'm a nation of john brennan as head of the cia is also under scrutiny in today's edition of breaking the set and as always abby martin pulls no punches describing the controversy surrounding the choice to watch the show at eleven thirty am g.m.t. here on our t.v. . the white house counterterrorism policy has gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one cut you phrase for which we should thank john brennan in fact he coaches obama every terror tuesday on how to assassinate around the world this is the number one advisor overseeing the drone king's kill list john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for godsake and this is the guy who is ushering this country through the next phase of the war on terror. one hundred eighty promises and just over two years left to prove to not all m. team the u.k. is running coalition has used to read joint appearance gene patents south of the bag and pledged more tough decisions when already austeri
without being criticized for what this that tell you about the power of the israel lobby. that i'm a nation of john brennan as head of the cia is also under scrutiny in today's edition of breaking the set and as always abby martin pulls no punches describing the controversy surrounding the choice to watch the show at eleven thirty am g.m.t. here on our t.v. . the white house counterterrorism policy has gone a little something like this shoot first ask questions later and answer to no one cut...
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reporting from israel. head of the un bonk a moon has denounced what he termed unrelenting horrors after a new massacre in the syrian town of aleppo we should warn you that the following images are very graphic and could be disturbing where the bodies of dozens of young men have been pulled out of a river in a city in the north rebels say more than one hundred have died with tens thought to still be in the water out of reach because of snipers in the area most of the men had their hands time behind their backs with gunshot wounds to the head both the rebels and the government blame each other for the killings. the french army has met little resistance from islamists as it moves in to into can dolls' the third largest town in the north of mali elsewhere looting has taken place in timbuktu. who and residents have attacks especially militants who didn't flee when french in mali and troops secured the areas earlier this week spot many of the shops attacked belong to supporters of islamist pushed out of the city
reporting from israel. head of the un bonk a moon has denounced what he termed unrelenting horrors after a new massacre in the syrian town of aleppo we should warn you that the following images are very graphic and could be disturbing where the bodies of dozens of young men have been pulled out of a river in a city in the north rebels say more than one hundred have died with tens thought to still be in the water out of reach because of snipers in the area most of the men had their hands time...
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i just don't think it's smart for israel needless to say his nomination for the position of defense secretary has incurred a slew of objections for the past three weeks different interest groups have been running attack ads on t.v. saying things like he's soft on iran he's a bad choice for the job chuck hagel unlike the vast majority of u.s. politicians who keep repeating the all options are on the table montra has allowed himself to say outright that attacking iran is a stupid idea is nomination is seen as a bold move on president obama's part. image wise for the president has hinted at possible changing foreign policy but many fear that charge could deliver that change. more than substance because there's only so much one person can do in washington speaking of the other person along with chuck hagel president obama nominated his counterterrorism adviser john brennan as the next director of the cia john brennan has been in charge of some of obama's most controversial policies including the targeted assassinations program one where the administration determines who will be marked f
i just don't think it's smart for israel needless to say his nomination for the position of defense secretary has incurred a slew of objections for the past three weeks different interest groups have been running attack ads on t.v. saying things like he's soft on iran he's a bad choice for the job chuck hagel unlike the vast majority of u.s. politicians who keep repeating the all options are on the table montra has allowed himself to say outright that attacking iran is a stupid idea is...
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altie reporting from israel. coming up this hour wounds things just won't heal some it's a sign of strength for others it's a reminder of an unusual but the christians in northern ireland stand accused of using the british flag to whip up a little tension stay with archie for that it's coming. live from moscow well hopes of a timely closure of the guantanamo bay have dipped further with the man tasked with resettling inmates and shutting down the u.s. detention center in cuba now transferred away the white house has not so far assigned a replacement daniel fried was picked for the job in two thousand and nine by president obama to shut down the notorious prison pride worked to convince other nations to take kuantan a move when mates considered to be low risk but he soon saw his job grow more difficult with new laws complicating the wrapper to reproach ation of detainees well almost of the i should say eight hundred inmates that have passed through guantanamo only nine have had charges brought against them includi
altie reporting from israel. coming up this hour wounds things just won't heal some it's a sign of strength for others it's a reminder of an unusual but the christians in northern ireland stand accused of using the british flag to whip up a little tension stay with archie for that it's coming. live from moscow well hopes of a timely closure of the guantanamo bay have dipped further with the man tasked with resettling inmates and shutting down the u.s. detention center in cuba now transferred...